Sweat-Absorbent Support Cushions For a Bra

ABSTRACT

An apparatus is provided for absorbing sweat from under or behind breast. The apparatus includes a pair of disposable cushions. Each cushion of the pair of disposable cushions is made up of cotton and stitched to each cup of a pair of cups of a bra. The top portion of the cushion is curved in shape. The cushion fits behind the breast. The cushion is powder and perfume free. The cushion is sterile. The cushion is washable.

CROSS REFERENCE TO THE RELATED APPLICATION

This application is a continuation-in-part application of a U.S. patentapplication with application Ser. No. 14/790,011, filed on Jul. 2, 2015.

BACKGROUND Technical Field

The embodiment herein generally relates to supporting cushions and moreparticularly to sweat-absorbent supporting cushions.

Description of the Related Art

Every human being perspires when the ambient temperature rises abovebody temperature. Perspiration removes unwanted salts along with sweatfrom the body. If the sweat remains on the skin for a long time, it maycause rashes. Women, generally, have a tendency to perspire around theirbra line, especially when under stress, at work, or when performingphysical activity. Excessive unwanted perspiration results inembarrassing odors, sweat stains, or eventually discoloration of thesurrounding clothes. The user may sometimes need to wash the affectedareas of the bra, which increases the amount of wear and tear on the brathereby decreasing the life of the bra. It becomes expensive to have toconstantly replace worn down bras, especially for women with a uniquebra size who must specially order bra to fit the specific measurements.

While various solutions have been proposed to tackle the problem, nonehas been successfully implemented to address the needs of womensuffering from breast perspiration. It is acknowledged that otherdevices have been developed for wear under the breast, but they arepurposefully relatively thick and bulky and intended for cosmetic,uplift purposes. Some pads have been developed to absorb perspiration;however, they are either bulky, address mainly the area between thebreasts, or address the entire under area of the breast from underarm tocleavage. Such pads are too bulky and obvious as to not providediscretion of wearing by the user.

Accordingly there remains a need for a cheap and an efficient solutionto the problem of sweat absorption under breasts.

SUMMARY

In view of the foregoing, an embodiment herein provides an apparatus forabsorbing sweat from under or behind breast that includes a pair ofcushions. The pair of cushions is worn by a user without a bra. In anembodiment, the pair of cushions is worn by the user with the bra. Thebra includes a pair of cups. Each cushion of the pair of cushionscouples to bottom of each cup of the pair of cups of the bra.

In one embodiment, the cushion is stitched from bottom to bottom of thecup of the bra. The cushion is made up of a sweat absorbing andanti-allergic material. In one embodiment, the sweat absorbing andanti-allergic material is cotton. The top portion of the cushion iscurved in shape. The cushion fits behind the breast and is powder andperfume free. In one embodiment, the cushion is sterile. In anotherembodiment, the cushion is disposable. In yet another embodiment, thecushion is washable.

In another aspect of the present invention an apparatus is provided forabsorbing sweat from under or behind breast. The apparatus includes apair of disposable cushions. Each cushion of the pair of disposablecushions is made up of cotton and stitched to each cup of a pair of cupsof a bra. The top portion of the cushion is curved in shape. The cushionfits behind the breast. The cushion is powder and perfume free. Thecushion is sterile. The cushion is washable.

These and other aspects of the embodiments herein will be betterappreciated and understood when considered in conjunction with thefollowing description and the accompanying drawings. It should beunderstood, however, that the following descriptions, while indicatingpreferred embodiments and numerous specific details thereof, are givenby way of illustration and not of limitation. Many changes andmodifications may be made within the scope of the embodiments hereinwithout departing from the spirit thereof, and the embodiments hereininclude all such modifications.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The embodiments herein will be better understood from the followingdetailed description with reference to the drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 shows a front view of a cushion according to an embodimentherein;

FIG. 2A shows the cushion of FIG. 1 placed on the bra according to anembodiment herein;

FIG. 2B shows the cushion of FIG. 1 being coupled to the bra accordingto an embodiment herein;

FIG. 3A illustrates a perspective view of a pair of breasts with thecushion of FIG. 1 according to an embodiment herein;

FIG. 3B illustrates the front view of the breasts with the cushionaccording to an embodiment herein; and

FIG. 4 illustrates the side view of the breast with the cushionaccording to an embodiment herein.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

The embodiments herein and the various features and advantageous detailsthereof are explained more fully with reference to the non-limitingembodiments that are illustrated in the accompanying drawings anddetailed in the following description. Descriptions of well-knowncomponents and processing techniques are omitted so as to notunnecessarily obscure the embodiments herein. The examples used hereinare intended merely to facilitate an understanding of ways in which theembodiments herein may be practiced and to further enable those of skillin the art to practice the embodiments herein. Accordingly, the examplesshould not be construed as limiting the scope of the embodiments herein.

As mentioned, there remains a need for a cheap and an efficient solutionto the problem of sweat absorption under breasts. The embodiments hereinachieve this by providing a pad inside the bra. Referring now to thedrawings, and more particularly to FIGS. 1 through 4, where similarreference characters denote corresponding features consistentlythroughout the figures, there are shown preferred embodiments.

FIG. 1 shows a front view of a cushion 102 according to an embodimentherein. The cushion adjusts in between breast and chest portion. Thecushion 102 may or may not be coupled to an inside surface of the bra.The corners of the cushion 102 are cut in slightly curved shape. In oneembodiment, the cushion 102 is made up of a soft and sweat absorbingmaterial. In another embodiment, the cushion is made up of cotton.

FIG. 2A shows the cushion 102 of FIG. 1 placed on the bra 202 accordingto an embodiment herein. The bra 202 includes a pair of cushions and apair of cups. The cushion 102 couples to the bottom of a cup 204 of thebra 202. In one embodiment, the bra 202 is a medical bra. In anotherembodiment, each cup 204 of the bra 202 couples the cushion 102.

FIG. 2B shows the cushion 102 of FIG. 1 being coupled to the bra 202according to an embodiment herein. The cushion 102 is stitched to thebottom of the cup 204 of the bra 202. In one embodiment, only the bottomof the cushion 102 is stitched, the top of the cushion 102 lies free.

FIG. 3A illustrates a perspective view of a pair of breasts 302 with thecushion 102 of FIG. 1 according to an embodiment herein. The cushion 102rests behind the breast 302 to absorb the sweat under/behind the breast302.

FIG. 3B illustrates the front view of the breasts 302 with the cushion102 according to an embodiment herein. The figure shows the cushion 102being inserted into the space between the breast 302 and the chestportion of the body of a user. The top of the cushion 102 is so shapedthat the curves of the cushion follow the breast shape for betterabsorption. The shape of the cushion 102 allows the absorption of sweatfrom the area behind the breast.

FIG. 4 illustrates the side view of the breast 302 with the cushion 102according to an embodiment herein. In one embodiment, the cushion 102may be used without the bra. The cushion 102 stays at a particularposition using one or more tabs.

The heat from the breast can cause rashes and sores, so the cushion aidsin the absorption of moisture that can accumulate behind/under thebreast. The cushion may be stitched to a bra. The cushion is disposableand can be unstitched and thrown, once used. Washable cushion are alsoavailable that can be washed after unstitching once used. The cushion ismade up of cotton based products, hence safe to use, unlike pads thatcontain powder and perfume. The cotton of the cushion offers a betterabsorption and allows air flow thereby allowing more comfort to theuser. Various lengths and widths of the cushion are available amongwhich the user can choose the best fit. Hypoallergenic tape may beincluded in order to give the user the option to secure the cushion inplace with least risk of allergy. Variety of cushion with differentthickness is available depending upon heavy absorption, lightabsorption, moderate absorption of sweat, as per the user's need.Sterile cushions are also available for the users with sensitive skin.Disposable cushions or reusable cushions may be offered alone or builtin the bra, not only as everyday bra but would also benefit nursing bras(bras used while breast feeding). The cushions possess medical as wellas non medical aspects as the cushions can also be used without the bra.The cushion couples to the bottom of the cup just at the middle area ofthe cushion so that the cushion loosely lies under the breast whilewearing the bra.

The foregoing description of the specific embodiments will so fullyreveals the general nature of the embodiments herein that others can, byapplying current knowledge, readily modify and/or adapt for variousapplications such specific embodiments without departing from thegeneric concept, and, therefore, such adaptations and modificationsshould and are intended to be comprehended within the meaning and rangeof equivalents of the disclosed embodiments. It is to be understood thatthe phraseology or terminology employed herein is for the purpose ofdescription and not of limitation. Therefore, while the embodimentsherein have been described in terms of preferred embodiments, thoseskilled in the art will recognize that the embodiments herein can bepracticed with modification within the spirit and scope of the appendedclaims.

What is claimed is:
 1. An apparatus for absorbing sweat from under orbehind breast comprises a pair of cushions.
 2. The apparatus of claim 1,wherein said pair of cushions is worn by a user without a bra.
 3. Theapparatus of claim 1, wherein said pair of cushions is worn by said userwith said bra.
 4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein said bra comprises:a pair of cups.
 5. The apparatus of claims 1 and 4, wherein each cushionof said pair of cushions couples to bottom of each cup of said pair ofcups of said bra.
 6. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein said cushion isstitched from bottom to bottom of said cup of said bra.
 7. The apparatusof claim 5, wherein said cushion is made up of a sweat absorbing andanti-allergic material.
 8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein said sweatabsorbing and anti-allergic material is cotton.
 9. The apparatus ofclaim 5, wherein top portion of said cushion is curved in shape.
 10. Theapparatus of claim 5, wherein said cushion fits behind said breast. 11.The apparatus of claim 5, wherein said cushion is powder and perfumefree.
 12. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein said cushion is sterile. 13.The apparatus of claim 5, wherein said cushion is disposable.
 14. Theapparatus of claim 5, wherein said cushion is washable.
 15. An apparatusfor absorbing sweat from under or behind breast comprises a pair ofdisposable cushions wherein each cushion of said pair of disposablecushions is made up of cotton and stitched to each cup of a pair of cupsof a bra.
 16. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein top portion of saidcushion is curved in shape.
 17. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein saidcushion fits behind said breast.
 18. The apparatus of claim 15, whereinsaid cushion is powder and perfume free.
 19. The apparatus of claim 15,wherein said cushion is sterile.
 20. The apparatus of claim 15, whereinsaid cushion is washable.